Remove Watermark Verified: Github

| Goal | Safe approach | |------|----------------| | White-label CI status | Use (GitLab, Jenkins) or Shields.io with custom endpoint, avoiding GitHub badge APIs | | No-brand GitHub Pages | Use custom domain + static site generator (Hugo, Next.js) — GitHub Pages then serves without default footer | | Copilot code attribution | Keep comment header ( Generated by Copilot ) but remove only if rewriting code yourself; removal without modification may violate terms | | Embed Gist privately | Use private gists + screenshot (if for internal docs) instead of live embed with GitHub branding |

"Source Code Watermarking Based on Abstract Syntax Trees" github remove watermark

| Asset / Feature | Watermark / Branding | Removable? | Official method | |----------------|----------------------|------------|------------------| | GitHub Pages default theme | “Published with GitHub Pages” footer | Yes | Switch to custom theme or Jekyll minimal layout | | GitHub Actions badge | [status] badge with GitHub logo | No (logo integral to badge) | Use third-party badge service (e.g., Shields.io) | | GitHub Gist embed | Small GitHub icon + “Gist” text | No | Legal: must retain attribution per ToS | | GitHub.dev editor | No watermark, but footer bar with GitHub link | Not applicable | N/A | | Copilot generated code | No watermark, but may include comment header | Yes (but violates usage terms) | Keep attribution as recommended by Microsoft/GitHub | | Goal | Safe approach | |------|----------------| |

You may not […] remove, obscure, or alter any legal notices, including notices of attribution or intellectual property rights. Jenkins) or Shields.io with custom endpoint